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Jan 23, 2023 · On March 2, 1964, General Douglas MacArthur was admitted to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, reported The New York Times. He had sought care for abdominal pain. But a few days later, he underwent an hours-long gallbladder removal surgery.
Feb 28, 2023 · In the pantheon of American military icons, General Douglas MacArthur is both one of the most famous and one of the most controversial. Brilliant, outspoken, and often difficult, MacArthur was one of just five U.S. military leaders granted the five-star rank of General of the Army during World War II — a rank that hasn't been conferred since 1950.
May 5, 2023 · Douglas MacArthur, General of the US Army and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army, Governor of the Ryukyu Islands, Commander of the Far East Command and the first Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers after World War Two, was one of the most respected soldiers in US history.
May 20, 2023 · Watch this powerful speech delivered by General Douglas MacArthur at West Point on May 12, 1962. In this historic address, MacArthur shares his timeless insights on duty, honor, and country,...
Nov 21, 2023 · General Douglas MacArthur is one of the most decorated commanders in American military history and for good reason. He exhibited a devotion to military service hardly unsurpassed.
May 4, 2023 · Douglas MacArthur, one of only five men in history to have achieved the rank of General of the United States Army, served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, and is famous for stating that “in war, there is no substitute for victory.”
Apr 27, 2023 · General Douglas MacArthur's farewell speech at West Point is a timeless tribute to the values of duty, honor, and country. His words continue to inspire and motivate generations of soldiers...
Aug 15, 2023 · On September 2, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, presided over the ceremony in Tokyo Bay, on the deck of the U.S.S. Missouri, by which the empire of Japan formally surrendered to the Allied Nations and thus ended World War II.
Mar 24, 2023 · Visitors and veterans roughly doubled the population of Terowie this week to remember the words of United States General Douglas MacArthur, who would become the first Supreme Commander for the ...
Aug 19, 2023 · Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, one of the six men to attain that rank, was born in Little Rock (Pulaski County). MacArthur Park and the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock bear his name.